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New York City The Statue of Liberty Empire State Building Five boroughs Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, and Staten Island Population The most populous city in the United States Unique for the diversity of its population Points to remember The Mississippi ______ It is the most important and longest river in the US. It flows about 6400 km from its northwestern source in the Rockies to the Gulf of Mexico. The Mississippi and its tributaries drain one of the richest farm areas in the world. The melting pot ______ It means that the US is composed of immigrants from different nations all over the world. WASPs ______ It stands for White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. They are the mainstream of Americans who are the descendents of the early English settlers. Jamestown ______ The first permanent colony established by the English in 1607. Points to remember Hispanics: Indian Reservations Enlarging the vocabulary swamps commerce densely populated fertile plains mountain ridges backbone of the continent plateaus volcano roaming herd of buffalo , establishment, deposit, hurricane, embargo, surplus, melting pot, WASPS, aliens, assimilate, census, metropolitan, internal migration, inducing, * * Introduction to British and American Culture Learning Focus The States of the U.S. The Three Major Regions of the U.S. Alaska and Hawaii Climate Features New York City The White House Hollywood Introduction to British and American Culture Before You Read Warm-up Do you know where the statue in the picture is? And do you know its name? _____________________________ Do you know anything about the following states of the U.S.A.: Alaska, Hawaii, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Louisiana, Colorado, California, Kansas, Kentucky, Florida…? _____________________________ What famous cities or interesting tourist sites do you know about this country? _____________________________ Introduction to British and American Culture The Land The